The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-09
Fate Was Against Her.

rate Was Against Her.
evil Won be- mlpeF Z" said the ardent youth:
$50. no.. the maiden said.
As she looked 40 him with a hooking smile
And perly tossed her head.
lie slipped ON her finger q sparkling ring
And drew her 10 his side.
Two noes mean yes, you saucy mink"
Exultiugly be- cried.
He held her fast: he watched her frown-
Then ~pout-thcn blush and stammer;
The dear girl couldn't stand a siege
~ love and English grammar.
Chicago Tribune.
\ ValusbIe Invention.
Brown-How are you getting on with your
patent fire escape, SMITH
SMITH won't be able 10 push It much uu-
iii nv leg gets better. But it's a big thing
Brown-Whats the matter with your legi
Smith, broke 1t while testing the fire
escape New York sun
How II Was Done.
The cups been here
Nigh forty year
With al the world agin it..
An there don't float
NO hostile boat
That's good enough to whit
our folks don't 20
Much on the blow.
But. gods an little fishes
We know our biz.
An that ere ~
The art mr. skimmin' dishes.
Chicago Courier.
\ Fraud.
Detroit Mau-Hello. Bulb What's the ex-
ira ont tor-baseball gamei
Nevsboy-Naw-railroad accident-dozen
people killed-want a copyf
Detroit Man-This newspaper busines is A
fraud They print an extra on the least
provocation lts shameful It'd Bits.
Not Liz t..
said hc. "a want no yacht. I'm content with that
I've got.
{ care nothing Tor baseball. owe no person,
great or small.
And my feelings ihe bot weather doesn't rils
EN-.
Iwrite not for the papers. care NOT for fortunes
capers
Poor maaman' They clapped him in an asylum.
It'd Bits.
: Plausible Reason.
Postmasters say that more letters are
mailed IN September than ia any other month
Of the year. September y The month when
husbands don their winter coats. and find IN
tine inside pockets the letters their wives gave
them last winter 20 mai.-Norristown Her
aid
TO His L%Rndlady.
Now AZ my lattice window
sit in study brown.
cannot bear TO leave 'hee,
Vet must Jump the tow
hope thou wilt not hear me,
GREATNESS / gaze around.
Ais well, I gently lower
My tninklet - the ground.
lid Bits.
a Phenomenon.
Old Lady boarding Brooklyn elevated road
Which Is the shady side of the car, young
maDf
Brakeman-Well. to tell you the troot.
there amt no shady side. We run 40 fast an
make SO many curves that the sun shines ON
both sides az the same time New York sun.
Not what Tie Expected.
cannot SEQ
What there Is in me
10 make you love me, love, said he;
Then answered she.
Quite caDdidiy.
That's what my friends all say to me.
Boston Courier.
The Ideal
mr., Brown, ia like to see you" said a
New York man TO another this morning.
"What aboutF
"On business
"On b~usinessf Why, great Scott, mo-,
don't YOU know that the race between the
Thistle and Volunteer comes Off todayf'--
Washington Critic.
Buried Treasure.
Lawyer-Your uncle make YOU his sole
heir, but the will stipulates that the sum OF
500 must be buried with him.
Heir deelingly)-The old man was eccen-
trio, but his wishes must be respected, Of
course. Til write a check for the amount
New York Sun.
The Seasons Change
The front gate and the hammock.
The old bench In the grove,
Have had their day and must give way
To the corner near the stove.
Washington Critic.
lie Had Game Legs.
RObinSon-Hello, JONES' Been away shoot
ing for a couple OF weeks, haven't youi
JOnes-Yes.
Robiuson-Well, what did you bagi
Jones-My trousers Burlington Free
Press
Freeze Out.
The baseball player soon will be
A relic OF the past,
For winter will be coming on
And freeze him out at last.
Electric Light
Keeping Things Quiet.
Passenger ION Brooklyn elevated road 10